Earl L. Brewer

Earl Leroy Brewer (11 August 1869-10 March 1942) was Governor of Mississippi from 16 January 1912 to 18 January 1916, succeeding Edmond Noel and preceding Theodore Bilbo.

Biography
Earl Leroy Brewer was born in Vaiden, Mississippi on 11 August 1869, the son of a Confederate States Army captain. Brewer graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1892 and obtained a bachelor's degree in law, and he was elected to the State Senate in 1895 as a member of the US Democratic Party. He also served as a district attorney, and he retired in 1907 in order to run for the governorship. While he lost the 1907 election, he won the 1911 election without making even one campaign speech, and he promised to implement progressive reforms. He created an elective judiciary for court cases, limited interest rates at banks, and created a state Bureau of Vital Statistics. Brewer left office in 1916 and returned to practicing law, dying in 1942 at the age of 72.